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Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs — ‘right-sized’, ‘org changes’, ‘simplified operating model’

fortune.com Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs. Beware 'jargon monoxide'

Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job, but the way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever.

Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs. Beware 'jargon monoxide'

Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs — ‘right-sized’, ‘org changes’, ‘simplified operating model’::Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job, but the way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever.

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  • @L4s "Embracing Global Diversity" is a euphemism for laying off local and outsourcing abroad to the lowest bidder

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